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LAS Files for Independent Receiver of NYC Jails

The action comes in response to years of utter failure by the Department of Corrections to keep incarcerated New Yorkers safe.

LAS in the News 11.17.23

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

LAS Hails Signing of Clean Slate Act

The new law will automatically seal conviction records and end perpetual punishment for millions of New Yorkers.

Twyla Carter Named to Power of Diversity: Women 100 List

Legal Aid's Attorney-in-Chief and Chief Executive Officer is being honored as part of City and State's annual ranking.

LAS in the News 11.10.23

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

LAS Decries City Policy Forcing Children to Sleep in Classrooms

Children as young as 14-years-old have reported sleeping on cots on the floor in classrooms of juvenile detention centers.

New Report Details Vermin Infestation on Rikers Island

The proliferation of vermin includes arthropods, mice, ants, flies, roaches, gnats, and drain flies.

LAS in the News 11.03.23

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

LAS: Housing Families with Children at Floyd Bennett Field is Unacceptable

A tour of the facility revealed that it falls woefully short of providing the accommodations that this vulnerable population needs and deserves.

Phil Desgranges Set to Lead Criminal Defense Law Reform at LAS

Desgranges will lead a team working to develop and advance innovative impact litigation and policy reform initiatives.